Bell didn't waste any time. He quickly lifted his foot and started walking toward Orario.
Throughout the journey, Bell has fully prepared himself to encounter monsters, but not once has he even caught a glimpse of a single monster.
This wasn't necessarily a bad thing. In fact, it was thanks to this that he had been able to increase his speed significantly.
After crossing the plains and hills, Bell soon arrived at a wide road.
He noticed some wheel tracks on the ground. They weren't very fresh, suggesting a carriage had passed through some time ago.
After noticing this, Bell didn't dare to continue walking down the main road.
There were things anyone shouldn't look at and things anyone shouldn't say.
Bell had always understood this principle in his heart.
Moreover, he took out his notebook to write in his diary during his midday break when stopping to eat and rest. It helped him express his emotions and prevented him from bottling everything up on the road.
Luckily, Bell wasn't the type of person who liked talking, and sometimes, the silence made the journey easier
Since discovering the wheel tracks on the main road, Bell had slowed down his pace to avoid encountering people directly.
Even though he slowed down, Bell still covered quite a bit of distance every day. The only difference now was that he had to devote some of his attention to the main road while walking.
After several days of careful walking, Bell clearly felt that his body was starting to get used to the situation, his stamina was improving, and even his steps started to get a bit faster.
Bell carefully examined the ability description for "Personal Training." It seemed that he would typically gain experience through combat, and this sudden physical improvement felt a bit strange.
'I hadn't fought any battles—where did this experience come from?'
After studying his equipment for a bit, Bell found the answer in the term "Personal Training."
The term "battle" covered many things, and training was also a part of battle. It was a way to build strength and anything that helped him get stronger could be called "preparing for battle"—definitely part of "fighting."
By adjusting his daily schedule, Bell noticed that as he approached Orario, the wheel tracks on the main road became fresher, and some footprints began to appear.
This meant that people had started passing through the area. Realizing this, Bell decided to travel mostly at night, and it became easier.
After a few nights of traveling, Bell's eyes had started to adjust, allowing him to see in the darkness with the faint moonlight and starlight.
After traveling at night for a few days, Bell's eyes got better at seeing in the dark, and he used the light from the moon and stars to help him see.
After half a month, Bell reached a point less than ten kilometers from Orario and could see the city now.
The number of people in the area also began to increase.
"Orario is right in front of me. The next step is to enter Orario, officially register as an adventurer at the Guild, and then find a suitable Familia."
Bell began to think about choosing a Familia.
'This is really important because finding Familia would decide how strong I could get in the future. The stronger the Familia, the more help I could receive in the beginning.'
However, joining a Familia wasn't that easy, especially for the well-known Familia.
Of course, with Bell's abilities, all he needed to do was demonstrate his storage, and joining the "Loki Familia" would be a done deal.
The skills related to space were special, and the ability to store items without any limits was extremely rare.
This ability was especially valuable to Familias, who frequently went into the Dungeon. It would undoubtedly make exploring the Dungeon much easier and allow them to bring back more loot.
However, Bell also had his own thoughts. The "Loki Familia" was undoubtedly a great choice, but the "Hestia Familia" was also a really good choice.
Hestia was clearly a very good goddess who really cared about her familia a lot, especially the Bell in the original plot.
"A goddess who loves her Familia and a Familia with great potential... It's really hard to choose."
Faced with this decision, Bell couldn't help but feel a headache.
The choice of a Familia is a difficult problem.
"Loki Familia" would lead to very rapid early growth, and he could receive a lot of resources for development. However, this would expose his storage.
On the other hand, if he had chosen "Hestia Familia," Bell wouldn't have gotten much help in the beginning and would have had to create everything from scratch.
The only benefits would be having a cute and caring goddess and the ability to hide her special skill.
Soon, the images of "Goddess Loki" and "Goddess Hestia" appeared in Bell's mind.
Loki was not a male god from other world mythologies but rather a flat-chested, red-haired, squinting young girl. She really cares about her members but has a special fondness for women and sometimes thinks inappropriate things about them. She can be a bit careless, but she's very reliable in crucial moments.
Hestia, on the other hand, is essentially the "big sister" of Greek mythology.
She wielded the "Eternal Fire," which controlled the eternal burning of the sacred fire, placing her among the highest-ranking gods.
She's quite short, only 140 centimeters tall, making her a "loli" in appearance, but her figure is very curvy, which makes it hard for anyone to look away from her.
"Alright! I've decided to join the 'Hestia Familia.'"
After careful consideration, Bell ultimately decided to follow the original plot and choose the "Hestia Familia."
After all, who could resist the charm of a "loli goddess"?
To have a loli goddess who practically falls into your lap—what more could you want?
I'll defy the heavens directly!
It's like in the game FGO, when Tiamat says "my child," who wouldn't immediately want to be her devoted son?
Who wouldn't want to bury their head deep into her motherly embrace?
Well, Bell didn't actually have any bad intentions. In the end, he just wanted to prioritize making his goddess happy.
Since the decision was made, Bell didn't need to worry about choosing a Familia anymore.
However, there was still another problem to address—Freya.
Freya possessed the ability to see through the essence of a person's soul. Bell was worried about whether Freya might see through something.
After a moment of thought, Bell realized his mindset wasn't as pure and innocent as 'the Bell', who had just started at fourteen.
He didn't really need to worry about Freya noticing anything. He wasn't the type of person who stood out or shined brightly, and Freya would probably see him as an ordinary person.
The goddess of beauty wasn't interested in ordinary people at all.
"Let's head into the city and gather some information."
After packing up his things, Bell put on a trench coat and headed out onto the main road, trying to blend in as just another ordinary passerby.
As he walked, Bell noticed a lot of carriages turning onto the main road from a nearby intersection.
He curiously glanced down the smaller road and saw an endless line of carriages carrying goods.
It was hard to tell exactly what they were carrying, but the wheels were sunk deep into the mud, indicating that the loads were likely heavy.
'It looks like there are still a lot of goods being shipped into Orario from the outside.'
Bell couldn't help but feel tempted by the idea of business.
After all, a business like this seemed like a way to lower the risks, as it didn't carry the same dangers as adventuring.
'If I were smart enough, maybe I could make a name for myself in this business.'
In the blink of an eye, Bell dismissed the idea of going into business. He didn't have the brains or resources for business.
After his brief moment of temptation, Bell quickly accepted reality.
He lowered his hood to hide his true appearance. He didn't want to cause any trouble and certainly didn't want to be seen as a threat and dealt with before he even had a chance to grow stronger.
Bell carefully walked on the side of the main road, staying out of the way of the carriages, but he couldn't help but overhear their conversation.
"This shipment has been really unlucky. We even ran into a wyvern on the way. It's like we stumbled into a nightmare."
"Tell me about it. If it weren't for the mercenary we hired, all our goods would have been destroyed by that wyvern's claws."
'Wyvern?'
Bell furrowed his brows. He knew very well that anything related to "dragons" was never a simple monster.
He leaned in, carefully listening.
"Thankfully, it wasn't a real dragon that showed up. Otherwise, we'd all be dead.
"You're overthinking it. The odds of running into a wyvern were already slim enough. There's no way we'd encounter a real dragon directly."
Bell sighed quietly to himself, then shifted his focus back to the mercenary group ahead of him.
They had removed their armor and were only wearing light, thin clothes.
They had bandages wrapped around their heads, hands, and legs, indicating that they had endured a tough battle.
Even though Bell didn't know the exact strength of these mercenaries, the fact that a wyvern had caused so many injuries meant that defeating it was definitely no easy task.
'Dragons, as expected, are legendary creatures in any world. If such a creature could be easily killed, it would be strange,'
Bell thought to himself.